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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1894)
Jty Mtlool! By F. M. K1MMELL. .1 .—■ . -— - - . . ■ .. $1.60 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. ALL HOME PRINT. This is How it Stands. In Red Willow county, Nebraska, ac cording to the American Newspaper Directory for 1894, now in press, the McCook Tribune has a larger regular issue than any other paper. Geo. P. Rowell & Co. This ought to be a year of clean things, and the Republican party should relegate all of the hangers on, that have played blood-sucker to the band wagon to the rear and put up men w ho are without blem ish. Clean men and sound prin ciples will insure victory.—Red Cloud Argus. Merwin of the Beaver City Tribune takes enough time from publishing one of the best local papers in this section of the state to observe that “somehow the con gressional nomination is not chas ing anybody but W. E. Andrews, asa couple of papers in the vicinity of McCook and Indianola said it would.” The campaign in favor of Prof. Andrews’ renomination has suc ceeded beyond the expectation of his most sanguine friends. Nearly every Republican in the city sign ed the paper and not a voice has been raised against his candidacy. You may set it down that Adams county is solid for Mr. Andrews’ renomination and almost so for his election.—Hastings Tribune. We suggest that Red Willow, Frontier and western counties form a cavalry company of delegates to the state convention and march through to the point where the convention will be held. Gosper and Furnas will probably join us on the march. Horses are cheap and railroad tickets dear, times hard and camping out healthy. Come on! What say you?— Stockville Faber. The forming of W. E. Andrews clubs in the various wards of Hastings for the purpose of ad vancing the candidacy of that gen tleman for the position held by Congressman McKeighan, is al ready in progress. All the artifices of modern political warfare will be employed this year to enable Prof. Andrews to float his flag over the forts of his enemies.— Benkelman Bee. (Ind.) We hear much just now con cerning the alleged weakness of our government. It seem to us, however, that the weakness alleged is not so much in our systenj or constitution as it is in our national and state lawmakers, who have noticeably fallen from the high plane of statesmanship, from seek ing to promote the common good, to bending their energies to schemes of self-aggrandizement, political intrigue, and the advancement of private and corporate enterprises. This arraignment may be severe, but the facts seem to bear out the conclusion. It has been given out that cer tain leading Democrats in the Fifth district have said if the Re publicans nominate Andrews for congress they will again fuse with the Pops and support McKeighan. That’s all right. The Republi cans will make their nomination without asking either the Demo crats or Pops who they may name, and if they should be defeated by the combination and McKeighan, can stand it just as well as the other fellow. Under such circum stances the Gazette is for An drews first, last and all the time.— Minden Gazette. McCook Mercantile Co. Hat opened up a General Merchandise Store on Dennison St. in the A. 0. U. W. Temple Block. They Sell . . . Dry Goods ... . . . And Groceries, And they sell them cheap. Spend your Dollars where they will go the farthest and buy the most these hard times. Go and get their prices and look at their goods before buying elsewhere and you will always save money by so doing. • • .PRODUCE.. • Taken in Exchange. W. H. Davis, P. A. Wells, Manager. Proprietor. Two Great Storms. Id many respects the great storm of May 30 and 31, 1889, has been par alleled by the storm which has just passed. There was no South Fork dam to burst and destroy a Johnstown this year, but there has been the same floods all through Pennsylvania, caused by phenomenal rainfall over the great watersheds of the Allegheny region. The storm of May, 18X9, formed in eastern Kansas and Nebraska on May 2X, moving eastward to Illinois. In diana and Michigan on the 29th and at the same time appearing in Kentucky and Tennessee. The whole area of four or five states experienced heavy and general rains, attended by much cold weather, with snow in Michigan and Northern Indiana. There were severe frosts in the west and in New York, and finally snow fell at Chattanooga, Tenn., on the night of May 31. There were terrific gales on Lake Michigan the day before the floods broke over Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. The terrible disaster at Johnstown overshadowed all other events at that time, but there were unprecedented floods all through Pennsylvania and Maryland, and millions of property was destroyed along the Susquehanna, Alle gheny and Delaware rivers and their tributaries. Bridges were washed away, canals ruined, cities flooded and lumber carried away by the million feet. The rainfall in the Allegheny region averaged more than six inches m twenty-four hours, which on the moun tain sheds precipitated such volumes of water into the valleys that the streams could not carry it off. The storm of May, 1889, was re garded as phenomenal. No such rain fall had been known in the state in all its history before. Scientists were unable to explain it, but now it seems to have been repeated. The storm which raged on Lake Michigan was an unprecedented one. The rainfall in Pennsylvania was again very great, and there have been frosts to follow in the west and snow in Kentucky. Much property has been destroyed by the floods and crops all over the best agri cultural region have been severely in jured by tbe frosts and cold rains. The weather bureau was unable to predict j the coming of this great storm or ac count for it. But the repetition of the peculiarities of the great storm of 1886 ought to famish many parallels which will enable the bureau to establish some basis for calculations that will be val uable. The Republican state convention will meet in Omaha this year. August 22d is the date fixed, and 10 a. m. is the hour. The representation is one delegate for eaeh 100 votes or major fraction thereof, and one at large. There will be 958 delegates entitled to seats in the convention. The selection of Omaha is not considered favorable to Major’s candidacy. Is it a Crounse or a MaeColl move? Andbews’ congressional nomina tion boom is taking on such speed that the other fellows are working energetically to switch him off the main track onto the state superin tendent side-track—and into the ditch. Republican clubs are becoming a decided fad. They are spring ing into being all over the state. If you are contemplating buying either light or heavy harness you should not fail to call on McMillen Bros., who carry the most complete and best line of pure oak tanned hand-made harness in Southwest ern Nebraska, at hard times prices. East Dennison sheet, first door east of Colvin’s office. Cochran & Co. have the largest and eompletest stock of standard farm machinery to be found in Red Willow county. Look them over and pices. Windmill Irrigation. A Nebraska farmer describes in a late issue of the Irrigation Age a plant which he has constructed, largely by his own labor, for irrigating his orchard and garden. He has a windmill fourteen feet in diameter and a pump throwing 4,400 barrels of water per day in a me dium wind. The water is stored in two reservoirs, 60x150 feet and 80x150 feet. With this plant he has irrigated from ten to fifteen acres very successfully, and could water even more by applying the water to the land during the winter season. He gives the following direc tions for building the reservoirs: “To build reservoirs take frcm the in side of the dimensions that you wish to put into the reservoir the earth to make your banks with, by plowing and scrap ing it from your banks, and by so doing you spoil no land on the outside. Two men and a team can make a reservoir 100x100 in eight or ten days or less time. The pump that I am using can be used in an open well or with drive points. To make your reservoir hold when you begin to pump water into it com mence tramping with horses as fast as the water covers the bottom of the pond until you get it into a loblolly of mud two or three inches deep, and this will then work into the pores of the ground and stop very nearly all the seapage. Do not put manure or straw into the bottom of the pond if you ever expect to stock it with fish, as they will surely die. A plant like mine, or similar, with reservoir, pumps etc., ought not to cost Over $250, counting pay for the farmer’s labor that he does himself on the plant. I am lifting the water seventeen feet. This pump will raise the water twenty five feet from the valve successfully. Experts recommend the construction of a plant of this kind on every farm on the trans-Missouri plains. It is urged that the convenience it affords in sup plying the ordinary water needs of a farmhouse and yard will alone be a suf ficient return for the investment; while in dry years ten or fifteen acres under irrigation will produce enough to carry the fanner through until a season of abundant harvest.” For Rent—The J. Albert Wells resi dence of seven rooms. Inquire of P. A. Wells, over Citizenr bank. The McCook Mercantile Co. has a word for you in this issue. Read it. Quite a few settlers from the western counties are moving eastward. That moonshine case put a fine lot of feathers in Ed. Ballew’s cap. Ten pages. Something of interest on every one of them. Fishing and picnicing parties are fash ionable. House Cleaning. Anything in the line of second hand goods you have for sale or trade, go to Ludwick’s second hand store. Repair ing in tinware done promptly. Cast off clothing bought and traded for. Fine Printing. We make a specialty of fine job print ing. Our samples of fashionable and ele gant stationery for invitations, programs etc., is not excelled in Nebraska. For Sale. Full blooded registered cow and calf. For particulars enquire at my place five miles north of McCook. tf. George Hanlein. For Rent. Two front rooms over drug store. L. W. McConnell & Co. Wanted—Lady clerk, dry goods de partment, McCook Mercantile Co. Ap ply to W. H. Davis. Abstracts of title will be furnished promptly and accurate by C. T. Beggs. For Rent—Three rooms over Mc Millen's drug store. Established 1880. Strictly One Price. ^ t " ^-/^" ' •**•••• I • I # Have You Seen Our New Spring and Summer Stock of Mei’s and Boys’ Straw, Fir and Wool Hats, CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS.-.. All Desirable Styles and Qualities in Both Medium and Light Weight AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Mc^“' JONAS ENGEL, EL^_Manager. A large shipment of German Millet Seed just received by the McCook Commission Co. They are selling it at 80c per bushel. A. J. RITTKNIIOUSE. C. II. BOYLE. RITTENHOUSE & ROYLE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW McCOOK, NEB. J. E. KELLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AGENT LINCOLN LAND CO. MCCOOK, - - NEBRASKA. Office: In rear of First National Bank. Q So ^3 So fci Q, & o e* 5! 05 5 b oq i n I tsi I £2 N B «! S 0 m '• £. 3 cT ^ 3 ® ]S 5- y 2 cj 5 3 ?►§ r r $ ^ o i 2 ^4 o 2 S- HT ® 'J g| 3 l?8,o b ^ g: & §. g I § 8 § to' S’ *2 % S. § f " Tr* ^ *~p t-- C/ 35 £- ~ P » ^ 27 ® b^ s s ^ ^ = 2>«&'2 u~, CD 3‘ b = ~ -1 £. H to n ^ o ►§ 2 5‘ to £ g ^ 3 * P to & ? ? &.•< 8, b HOLMES BROS., Contractors Builders. Carpenter Work OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING Bridge Building. ^^“First-class Work Guaranteed. PATRONIZE . . . cTlMILLER’S Restaurant ejs AND . . . ^ lee Cream ,®__ .. Room. PRIVATE ROOMS For Ladies. I^SpHe makes a specialty of Short Or- , ders, Lunches, orders for Banquets, etc. You will receive courteous treatment. His prices are reasonable. CIGARS, TOBACCO, FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY. Carson & West -OP THE WILL SELL MILK Until the first of August for 3j|entsjocjuart^ Wait fcr their wagon. Purest of milk. Courteous and prompt treatment. To J. A. WILCOX & SON'S. Where They Are Offering Goods At Unheard-of Prices. Below is a Partial List *'**#*-* Of the Many . . . BARGAINS. Seven Spools Coates’ Thread, only.f50.25 One Hundred Yard Spool Silk, only.07 Fifty Yard Spool Silk, only.04 Twist, per spool.03 Steel River Fancy and Cambric Prints, per yard.05 Oress Cambric, all colors, per yard.05 Indigo Blue Prints..Of; (lerman Blue Prints.10 Outing Shirts, worth 50 cents each, reduced to.25 White Carpet Warp, per pound.20 Colored Carpet Warp, per pound.22% Large Boxes Anchor Matches.19 ” Export Matches.0$ Twenty-five boxes Mule Matches.25 Tooth Picks, per bunch.03 Twenty-five pounds New Currants. 1.00 Twenty pounds of Rice. 1.00 California Evaporated Peaches.15% Six Cans California Peaches ..1.00 * Two 3-pound cans of heavy Syrup Peaches.30 Pie peaches, per can.12% Coni, 10c. Pumpkin, 10c. Oyster and Soda Crackers, .07 ” Ask for prices on all-wool Henriettas and Cashmeres. Doing a strictly cash business and needing money has reduced the price on all our goods. Come and see us. IT WILL PAY TO INVESTIGATE! £3 § 8 S OS WILGOX & SON. STOCKMEN Attention! I still have a few good young Bulls that I will sell very cheap, if taken soon. All in want of anything of this kind wrill do well to call and examine my stock. W. N. ROGERS, PROPRIETOR Shadeland Stock Farm.